Spelunky 2

Spelunky 2 is a masterpiece of procedurally generated platforming that stays true to the legendarily challenging original while also holding surprises around every corner.

Spelunky 2 is a successful evolution of what made the original Spelunky work.

A legendary game gets a legendary sequel.

Spelunky 2 doesn't advance the original's formula, but there's more stuff to sink your teeth into.

This isn’t a sequel. It’s yet another chance to play Spelunky with fresh eyes; everything is just a little different, another stroke that proves perfection is imperfect. Even the best can get better.

No matter how many times I yelled in frustration, I couldn't wait to jump right back into the ever-shifting caves

Derek Yu's influential cave-delving game is updated for PS4 and PC and expands the magic – with turkeys

Can you be enamored with a game and downright horrible at it? I’m talking about being so bad that it’s a struggle to get past its opening set of levels? If “Spelunky 2” has convinced me of anything, it's that the answer is a perverse “yes.”

Spelunky 2 makes Spelunky new again: a fancier strap, more cogs, a cuckoo popping out from a hidden compartment on the hour. The correct time, as delightful as the first time I learned to tell it.

Spelunky 2 is more Spelunky. It doesn't wildly reinvent the formula, and even brings back a lot of the same hazards and enemies that tormented you the first time around. But it innovates ever so slightly in so many ways to help give this sequel its own life. Either way, it sucked me back in.